Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-29
on CHANGE.
Spot Cotton Unchanged, Futures from
Two to Ten Points Higher.
Money Market Easy.
Wheat opened Firm, FIuctuated Narrowly
and Closed at an Advance-LiVe
Stock Transactions Brisk
'ORT WORTR mARNETs-DAILY RE-


VIEW.
OFFICE OF THE GAZETTE
FONT WORTH, TEX, April q, 1857.
Trade was very heavy to-day. Many
of the wholesale houses report more than
they could handle for the day.
Meats are lower / cent on the list.
Country butter in good supply and
prices weak.
THE STATE OF TRADE.
Special kilograms to BradStreet's frOmI
leading trade centers, in most instances,
report 6 decline in the volume of mer-.
Chandise distributed, due to recent
advances of railway rates. Notable
exceptions are at Louisville, where
and Kansas City, where there are
lumber, and at San Francisco, where the
distribution of merchandise is active and
prices are tending upward. Needed
rains in central Mississippi and Missouri
river valleys and IN Kansas have improved
crop prospects and encouraged farmers
and interior merchants No further pro-
gress has been made in altering recently
advanced railway rates, but il is notice.
able that, with some exceptions, the out
cry against the revised tariffs is lie SIS
pronounced than week ago. The open
ing of lake, river and canal navigatior
will explain this in part.
The total bank clearings at thirty-seven
cities, as reported to Bradstreets, for six
days ending yesterday Duluth added I'd
the list) is 81 ,O59'2Ol ,O57, against $685.
129,879 last week and $771, 34S,963 in the
third week of April, 1886. This shows d
gain of about SCI, 100000 during the
week, nearly per cent, which increased
speculative activity in various lines ,prin-
cipallY at Chicago and New York, will
more than account for. The increase
over last year is nearly 81 per cent.
The leading money markets report con-
tinued ease, Chicago, for the first time IN
months, having received more funds than
were shipped. Domestic exchange rates
on New York reflect the increasing flow OF
currency from the country, with quota
lions at par and a premium. The New
York stock market is unsettled and irreg-
ular. General conditions are apparently
bullisb, but hesitation arising from the
higher rail rates leaves the market to the
cliques and traders. Money at New York
is easier. Foreign exchange tends higher
on the absence of stock and commercial
bills and increased inquiry.
Speculation in grain at Chicago has
been active, with wheat receiving the
lions share of attention. The SUPPOSE
ton is that the clique is now selling May
and buying June. But the crowd ap-
pears unwilling to believe this, and the
market is well supported on every break.
The total export of wheat and of wheat
flour, both coasts, since July ],
1886, are equal to 125,000,OO0, or
the total share of the reported
crop of 1856, available for export
Further exports prior to July l, 1887,
must therefore come out of the supplies
carried over last July. Sugar is only
moderately active, but firm. California
refners have cut prices of graduated to
&c to enable them to compete with east
ern refners at Missouri river points, in
spite of higher rail rates. Coffee has
been very excited again, with another ad-
vance of Ic per pound in price. During
the week Brazilian has been exported to
the continent, owing to the higher prices
prevailing there.
Eastern cotton goods markets report
fair business, with holders very Erm ard
prices unchanged. Fine woods are dale. |
higher, and the market, Notwithstanding
the incoming new clip, is less in buyers
favor, principally on account of stiff views
OF holders. A good number of eastern
wooden looms are idle. The industrial
situation remains about as last week, e&-
cept that the number OF strikes is increas-
ing. Over 27,00O employees have struck
or been locked out since April l, and the
outlook for the month is for record of
over 1000 strikers per day Bradstreets.
Blu CTER-l6020c per ID creamer7 25c.
CpFFEE-Rio, fair l71&c; prime lSc; choice
lS}sc; Lsguyra lS12c; Java 301sc; Golden Eio
l9c; Pea Berry 22Hc.
HEESE-The better grades and Ohio factory
l00l0Hc; full cream twins Ice.
CABBAGE-New southern crop, S. 90 per
crate.
CANNED GOODS-Prices per dozen: Pine-
apples, standard, 81 80; peaches, standard 2
MS, 81 As: lbs 81 90; seconds 2 lbs, 81 10; 3 bs
lbs $; lbs 81 80; green corn ST lO6l so;
green peas 81 1061 30; gooseberries 81 25 rasp-
berries 81 IS; oysters, full weight, = 90695c;
lbs 81 I5Gl go 1t. W.T.. ID s.; Tbs s.; salmon,
l ID 81 IS; bs S; mackerel, l ID 90c6Sl 90;
sardines, American, Sc 80 case; imported So so
ola 10 case; strawberries MS 81 30; blackber-
ries 81 10; green cages s.; Eagle condensed
milk 81 %.
SPRING lSST-PRICE LIST OF DRY GOODS.
Prints-Abion solids, 5kc; Albion Shepard
plaids, bHc; Albion silver greys, 516c; Aliens
rancies, 61so; Aliens special, 51Sc; American
fancles, 5hc; American indigo, t.; anchor
sheetngs, DC; Berlin oils, all colors, SIC; Bsr-
wick fancy, &c; Coueetoga, new fancies, 5Kc;
Conestoga, chocolates, 6Hc; Eddystone novel
ties, &c; Eddystone satines, &c; Gloucester sil-